Cyprus

Minimum wages in 19 professions in the hotel industry are getting a 3.54 per cent increase, retrospectively from January 1, after the cabinet issued a decree on Wednesday as part of the sector’...

Supermarkets across the island are wrapping up their participation in a test run of the e-kalathi application, whose goal is to benefit shoppers by increasing competitiveness and transparency. The app’...

Cyprus’ electricity network is set to bear more pressure over the coming days, due to the cold spell forecast for Thursday onwards, increasing demand for heating. “Things will be difficult. ...

Emergency calls to 112 will soon be handled by Civil Defence, which is actively preparing for the transition. Civil Defence spokesman Panayiotis Liassides told the Cyprus Mail that EU regulations require ...

The electricity supplied to the Republic of Cyprus by the north was provided free of charge, the north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek workers’ trade union El-Sen leader Ahmet Tugcu said ...

Environment commissioner Antonia Theodosiou will lead a group of 35 students on a tour of the abandoned village of Fasli in the Paphos district on Thursday and Friday as part of ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday said he will visit London with the aim of persuading Cypriots based in the United Kingdom to return to the island. “On May 21, I will ...

Turkish Cypriot athlete Kemal Elektrikci on Wednesday announced that he will complete a 24-hour swim to “show that we stand against the bastards who committed the donkey massacre” in Karpasia ...

Police have arrested two more people, aged 28 and 53, for an investigated case of real estate fraud in Limassol. Two persons aged 45 and 46 had previously been taken onto custody following their ...

Paphos police on Wednesday are investigating a case of vehicle theft, following their arrest of two suspects, aged 18 and 23. According to police headquarters, the 18-year-old was arrested on Tuesday at ...

Construction of the Tombs of the Kings to Coral Bay road in the Paphos district is expected to begin in the second half of 2026, it was announced on Wednesday. The ...

Wednesday will be cloudy with rains and an isolated storm, with a chance of hail, expected in the afternoon. Snow may fall on the highest peaks of Troodos. Temperatures will ...

By Olivia Skordi Limassol has the biggest and most well-known carnival celebrations in Cyprus, with the final Sunday parade – this year on March 2 – the pinnacle of the carnival season and ...

Various products, mostly children’s toys, containing hazardous chemicals been found on the European market. Cyprus’ labour inspection department said these chemicals were dangerous for workers and consumers alike and ...

State pathologist Panicos Stavrianos testified in court on Tuesday and presented material backing his theory that conscript Thanasis Nicolaou had died after falling from a height in 2005. On December 18, the ...

The enlargement of the EU is a “geopolitical necessity highlighted by international developments”, Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna said on Tuesday, adding that this would be high on ...

Tuesday’s electricity production covered needs, says operator Electricity production on Tuesday met the demand and the situation was being closely monitored, Transmission System Operator spokeswoman Chara Kousiappa said on ...

The number of registered short-term rental properties in Cyprus has increased significantly, reaching 8,248 properties from 4,765 in April 2025, Deputy Tourism Minister Kostas Koumis said on Tuesday. Speaking after the meeting of ...

The EU should “stay focused on the key issues of concern”, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said after the conclusion of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the EU (Ecofin), ...

The first natural gas to come to Cyprus for power generation won’t be from offshore wells in the island’s exclusive economic zone but rather imports of LNG from ...

Local crime prevention councils have been created in Limassol, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Tuesday. He said the pilot project, implemented in Limassol since November 2024, aimed to “further strengthen ...

The loss of lives is not up for “populism or political exploitation”, the transport ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, in response to remarks by Disy deputy president Yiannis ...

Only 61 per cent of the Agency for Equal Distribution of Burdens’ budget for 2024 was spent, its chairman Akis Pouros said on Tuesday. He also told the House refugees committee that ...

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal lodged against a court decision nullifying the election of Savvas Savva to the post of Alassa community leader, it said on Tuesday. On ...